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Cook Islands Administration— continued. Statement of Expenditure for Year ended 31st March, 1909—continued.

Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 16th April, 1909. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Audited and found correct. —Percy Brown, Auditor.

(D.) Cook Islands Administration. Revenue for Year ended 31st March, 1909. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, Ist April, 1908 .. .. .. .. .. .. 3,583 12 10 Customs duties .. .. .. .. .. . .. 3,493 19 10 Traders' licenses .. .. .. . . .. . . 435 10 0 Sale of stamps .. .. . . .. .. 285 16 11 Pees and fines, High Court .. .. .. .. .. 263 13 0 R.M. Court, Aitutaki . . . . . . . . 121 14 0 R.M. Court, Mangaia .. . . . . . . 83 11 3 „ Arikis' Court .. . . .. .. .. 36 6 0 Fees, Land Titles Court .. ... .. .. .. 576 16 1 Shipping fees .. .. .. .. .. .. .. 750 Rents . . .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 110 0 0 Water rates .. .. . . . . . . . . .. 109 19 0 Interest on fixed deposits and debentures . . . . . . . . 610 0 Sale of material.. .. .. .. .. .. .. 13 18 0 Cash profit, sale of wines and spirits . . .. .. .. 101 3 5 Refunds, Waterworks Account, 1907-8 . . ... . . . . 44 6 10 5,744 19 4 Received from New Zealand Government—Customs duties collected in the Dominion during year ended 31st March, 1908 .. .. 1,347 4 5 Received from Niue Administration—Subsidy in aid of Government schooner, 1907-8 .. .. . . . . . . .. 54 5 4 £10,730 1 11 Rarotonga, Cook Islands, sth April, 1909. W. J. Stevenson, Treasurer. Audited and found correct.—Percy Brown, Auditor, Rarotonga, Cook Islands, 16th April, 1909.

Service. Voted. Expended. 26. Police, Aitutaki .. ' 27. Assessors (2), Mangaia, £10 ; police, £29 ... 28. Postmasters —Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 . . 29. Clerks of Court—Atiu, £4 ; Mauke, £3 ; Mitiaro, £3 30. Assessors—Atiu, £8 ; Mauke, £5 ; Mitiaro, £5 . . 31. Police—Atiu, £6 ; Mauke, £6 ; Mitiaro, £4 32. Bonus for destruction of flying-fox 33. Travelling-expenses, Land Titles Court 34. Assistant printer 35. Carrying mails to outlying islands 36. Two concrete bridges, Rarotonga (3 built) 37. Two concrete tanks, Mangaia (transferred to Vote 38) 38. Reef-passage, Mangaia (including Vote 37) 39. Drainage of Avarua Lagoon 40. Tank at Aitutaki 41. Resumption of land Refund of Customs duties overpaid by New Zealand Government, 1904—5 Fruit-inspection . . .. . . Repairs, Government buildings, Aitutaki Refund to Niue Administration, insurance fund, " Countess of Ranfurly " Total expenditure Balance in hand, including investments £ s. d. 29 0 0 39 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 16 0 0 50 0 0 200 0 0 30 0 0 10 0 0 300 0 0 120 0 0 370 0 0 200 0 0 60 0 0 200 0 0 £ s. d. 29 0 0 39 0 0 12 0 0 10 0 0 18 0 0 16 0 0 29 10 6 199 19 5 30 0 0 10 0 0 572 16 2 336 11 4 297 0 0 443 1 6 90 4 7 114 7 0 108 17 5 5,718 3 7 5,011 18 4 Total 10,730 1 11